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Service dogs can help seniors aging in place, helping with tasks like picking things up off the floor. ChatGPT image

Service Dogs Can Help Seniors Live Independently

By Lisa Oliver Monroe

A senior couple on a beach building a happy retirement

Retirement Planning and Senior Finance

5 Secrets to Building a Happy Retirement

By Richard Eisenberg

A senior woman and her daughter look at a tablet, discussing an aging parents estate checklist. Robert Kneschke

Senior Living Checklists

Aging Parents Estate Checklist

By Jill Schlesinger, CFP

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Gooey Maple Butter Bars Recipe

By Patty Catalano

Recent Articles

Researching Communities

Cost of Senior Living in Wisconsin

When planning their next move, perhaps after retirement or a major health event, older adults ...

A father and son. Nanditha Rao. For cost of senior living in Wisconsin

Understanding and Treating Diabetic Retinopathy

Diabetes affects your eyes as well as other parts of your body. Dr. Wayne Wu ...

A discolored eye plagued by retinopathy

Downsizing and Real Estate

Parents Downsizing: 7 Signs That It’s Time

As our loved ones age, their home may no longer be the most suitable for ...

Children helping parents downsizing process

GLP-1s Change Dinner Group Dynamics

GLP-1s put a damper on the dinner group fun after some friends begin taking the ...

A social group eating at a restaurant.

The Changing Landscape of Our Lives

“Now what?” Senior life coach Marvin Weinbaum probes the thoughtful questions that can help create ...

Retirement is a time for considering our lives, as this man is, sitting in his living room. Yuliia Kaveshnikova

Editor's Picks

Patient Navigators: An Important Senior Resource

Seniors who are struggling to manage medical appointments, referrals, treatment decisions, communications, or other aspects ...

A senior home consultation for finding patient navigators. Yuri Arcurs

Travel Through History in Ohio

The history in Ohio mirrors our nation’s history. The frontier land that would later become ...

The Ohio Statehouse represents the state today as well as history in Ohio.

Caregiver Respite Programs from Everyday to Getaways

Caring for a spouse or other family member can consume your life, leaving little to ...

Caregiving can be stressful. A man in a wheelchair sips his coffee while his wife sits in the background. Caregiver respite programs can help. Pressmaster

Medicare, Social Security, and Insurance

2027 Social Security COLA: Will the Increase Be Enough?

The 2027 Social Security COLA – cost of living adjustment – has been announced. Will ...

A couple looking at a computer, worried about the 2027 Social Security COLA. Michael Zhang